Surah Al-'Alaq

Chapter 96 • 19 Verses

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
  1. ٱقۡرَأۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ
    Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created-
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  2. خَلَقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِنۡ عَلَقٍ
    Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
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  3. ٱقۡرَأۡ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلۡأَكۡرَمُ
    Proclaim! And thy Lord is Most Bountiful,-
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  4. ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِٱلۡقَلَمِ
    He Who taught (the use of) the pen,-
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  5. عَلَّمَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمۡ يَعۡلَمۡ
    Taught man that which he knew not.
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  6. كَلَّآ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ لَيَطۡغَىٰٓ
    Nay, but man doth transgress all bounds,
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  7. أَن رَّءَاهُ ٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰٓ
    In that he looketh upon himself as self-sufficient.
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  8. إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلرُّجۡعَىٰٓ
    Verily, to thy Lord is the return (of all).
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  9. أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ
    Seest thou one who forbids-
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  10. عَبۡدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰٓ
    A votary when he (turns) to pray?
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  11. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
    Seest thou if he is on (the road of) Guidance?-
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  12. أَوۡ أَمَرَ بِٱلتَّقۡوَىٰٓ
    Or enjoins Righteousness?
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  13. أَرَءَيۡتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰٓ
    Seest thou if he denies (Truth) and turns away?
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  14. أَلَمۡ يَعۡلَم بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
    Knoweth he not that Allah doth see?
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  15. كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمۡ يَنتَهِ لَنَسۡفَعَۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ
    Let him beware! If he desist not, We will drag him by the forelock,-
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  16. نَاصِيَةٖ كَٰذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٖ
    A lying, sinful forelock!
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  17. فَلۡيَدۡعُ نَادِيَهُۥ
    Then, let him call (for help) to his council (of comrades):
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  18. سَنَدۡعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
    We will call on the angels of punishment (to deal with him)!
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  19. كَلَّا لَا تُطِعۡهُ وَٱسۡجُدۡۤ وَٱقۡتَرِب۩
    Nay, heed him not: But bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to Allah)!
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